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The Russian Miracle

1963 · 229 min · Documentary · History

A two-part East German documentary tracing Russia’s transformation from the Tsarist Empire to the Soviet Union, from the 1917 October Revolution to the achievements of the space program. Directed by Andrew Thorndike and Annelie Thorndike, the film assembles extensive archival footage to chart political upheaval, ideological consolidation, and technological ambition in twentieth-century Russia. Produced by DEFA and first broadcast on East German television in 1963.

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Annelie Thorndike — Director · Andrew Thorndike — Director

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Wolfgang Heinz portraitWolfgang Heinz(narrator)Günter Grabbert portraitGünter Grabbert(narrator)Fred Düren portraitFred Düren(narrator)Günther Simon portraitGünther Simon(narrator)Horst Drinda portraitHorst Drinda(narrator)Lotte Loebinger portraitLotte Loebinger(narrator)Wolfgang Langhoff portraitWolfgang Langhoff(narrator)HHelmut Müller-Lankow(narrator)WWalter Niklaus(narrator)Yuriy Yakovlev portraitYuriy Yakovlev(Russian version narrator)

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